GAME 20
Duquesne (9-10 | 4-2 Atlantic 10) at Fordham (8-11 | 0-6 Atlantic 10)
Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 | Noon
Bronx, N.Y. | Rose Hill Gym (3,200)
 
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Opening Tip
 
- The Duquesne University men's basketball team closes the month of January with a two-game road swing, beginning Sunday with a Noon tip against Fordham in the Bronx, N.Y., at Rose Hill Gym.
 
- The Dukes had their three-game winning streak snapped in their last outing, an 82-62 setback to Dayton (Jan. 21) at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Each of the first eight field goals of the contest were three-pointers, with the Flyers finishing 13-for-23 (56.5%) from beyond the arc while Duquesne closed at 10-for-26 (38.5%).
 
- Senior guard Tre Dinkins III was the only member of the Dukes to score in double figures vs. Dayton, leading the way with 14 points while adding four assists and a block. He shot 5-for-11 from the floor, including 4-for-7 from deep, and also grabbed a pair of rebounds.
 
- Redshirt junior guard Cam Crawford added nine points thanks to a 3-for-5 performance from beyond the arc, while off the bench junior guard Kareem Rozier contributed eight points, five assists and three steals.
 
- Duquesne enters Sunday's game against the Rams ranked fourth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense, allowing 66.2 points per game, and also sits fourth in both three-point field goals made per game (8.42) and three-point field goal percentage (.353).
 
- The 2024-25 season marks the 109th year of Duquesne basketball. The Dukes started play in 1913-14 (DU did not field a team in 1944-45-46 due to World War II). Duquesne, which has posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 1971 & 1972, is looking to record three consecutive 20-win campaigns for the first time since finishing with four straight 20-win seasons from 1952 to 1955. The Dukes are also five wins shy of 1,500 as an NCAA program.
 
- The leading active scorer for the Dukes is senior forward Jahsean Corbett, who owns career totals of 1,488 points and 832 rebounds. Corbett amassed totals of 1,303 points and 725 rebounds in three seasons at Chicago State prior to transferring to Duquesne.
 
- The Dukes will travel to Philadelphia, Pa., Wednesday, Jan. 29, for a 7:00 p.m. tip against Saint Joseph's to close out its two-game road trip before returning home to the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse to open their February slate Saturday, Feb. 1, against Massachusetts.
 
At The Helm – Dru Joyce III was named the 18th head coach in the 109-year history of Duquesne basketball March 28, 2024. Joyce III, a native of Akron, Ohio, spent two seasons as associate head coach for the Dukes under Keith Dambrot from 2022 to 2024, helping guide Duquesne to an overall record of 45-25 (.643), including a 20-16 (.556) mark in the Atlantic 10, during that span. The Dukes made an appearance in the 2023 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) before earning the automatic bid for the A-10 in the 2024 NCAA Championship by winning four games in five days en route to the 2024 Atlantic 10 Championship crown in Brooklyn, N.Y., at the Barclays Center. Duquesne, as a No. 11 seed, made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1977 and earned its first victory in the championship since 1969 thanks to a 71-67 win over No. 6 seed BYU in Omaha, Neb., at CHI Health Center Arena. 
 
Scouting the Rams – Sunday marks the 51st game in an all-time series that dates to Dec. 22, 1949, with Duquesne owning a 29-21 (.580) edge … The Dukes won six consecutive games in the series before Fordham earned a 72-71 win at Rose Hill Gym in January of 2022 … The six-game win streak matched the longest by either team in the series … Eight of the past 12 meetings between the two programs have been single-digit affairs, with four of the past 10 decided by five points or less … This is the 10th consecutive season the two are playing home-and-home during the regular season … In last year's meeting at Rose Hill Gym, Fordham used a 26-7 run to open up a 57-41 lead with 12:18 to go en route to a 79-67 win … The Dukes were led by guards Dae Dae Grant (15) and Jimmy Clark III (12), while forward Tre Williams eclipsed 1,000 career points in the contest after converting a layup in the first half … Forward Fousseyni Drame added 11 points and three steals off the bench for the Dukes.
 
Dayton Leftovers – The Flyers have won six consecutive games over the Dukes in the regular season ... Dayton established season highs by an opponent in field goals (32), field goal percentage (.582), three-point field goals (13) and assists (25) ... DePaul also hit 13 field goals vs. Duquesne in November ... The Dukes finished with a season-low 25 rebounds ... Enoch Cheeks, a Robert Morris transfer, registered game-high totals in points (23), rebounds (6) and steals (4) while also dishing out four assists ... Duquesne was outrebounded, 32-25, despite owning a 9-1 cushion on the offensive glass and outscoring the Flyers, 11-9, in second chance points ... Dayton owned a 17-12 edge in points off turnovers as well as a 36-22 advantage in points in the paint ... The Duquesne bench outscored the reserves for the Flyers, 29-15.
 
The Arc – Thanks to 10 three-pointers against Dayton (Jan. 21), the Dukes ran their streak for consecutive games in double digits in triples to four. Duquesne has also connected for at least 10 three-pointers in seven of its last 10 games after failing to reach double digits in its first nine contests of the 2024-25 season. Leading the way for the Dukes over the last four games has been senior guard Tre Dinkins III, who owns 11 triples and is averaging 15.5 points per game over that span. Redshirt junior guard Cam Crawford, meanwhile, is 10-for-17 from downtown over the last four games, a success rate of 58.8 percent, and enters Sunday's game at Fordham ranked second overall this year in the Atlantic 10 in three-point field goal accuracy at 46.4 percent (26-for-56). He trails only Anthony Finkley of Saint Joseph's, who is shooting 47.1 percent (24-for-51) from deep. In Atlantic 10 games, the Dukes own each of the top two shooters from beyond the arc, with Crawford at 55.6 percent (15-for-27) and redshirt junior guard Maximus Edwards having shot 47.6 percent (10-for-21).
 
Deal Me In – Junior guard Kareem Rozier, who tied a career high with seven assists in an 85-81 overtime win over Saint Joseph's (Jan. 8) and owns 230 career dimes to his credit, has been masterful protecting the rock this season. Over the last nine games, Rozier owns 44 assists (4.89 per game) against just six turnovers, an assist-to-turnover ratio of 7.33, and in five Atlantic 10 games has handed out 29 assists vs. just five miscues (5.80). Not only does the recent surge have Rozier atop the Atlantic 10 leaderboard in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.95), the total ranks fourth in NCAA Division I. Standing at 5'9", Rozier is the shortest player to rank in the top 50 in assist-to-turnover in the country. During his career on the Bluff, Rozier, who is Duquesne's active leader for consecutive games played (77), has compiled a career assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.84. A closer look at the NCAA Division I leaders in assist-to-turnover ratio ...
 

Player, School (Conference)	Assists	APG	TO	Ratio
CJ Fulton, Charleston (CAA)	119	6.26	26	4.58
Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga (WCC)	194	9.70	46	4.22
Milos Uzan, Houston (Big 12)	87	4.83	21	4.14
Kareem Rozier, Duquesne (Atlantic 10)	75	3.95	19	3.95
Matt Allocco, Notre Dame (ACC)	54	3.00	14	3.86
Michael O'Connell, NC State (ACC)	65	3.61	17	3.82
Boogie Fland, Arkansas (SEC)	103	5.72	28	3.68
Tanner Cuff, Evansville (MVC)	66	3.30	18	3.67
Kam Jones, Marquette (Big East)	129	6.45	36	3.58
Bennett Stirtz, Drake (MVC)	125	6.58	35	3.57

Fantastic Four – Senior guard Tre Dinkins III led the way for Duquesne against Dayton (Jan. 21), finishing with 14 points on the strength of a 4-for-7 performance from beyond the arc. Amazingly, it marks the seventh time this season that Dinkins III has hit four three-pointers in a game. The career high for three-pointers in a game for Dinkins III is six, which he established just over a year ago while at Canisius with a 6-for-14 performance at Rider (Jan. 7). Thanks to four consecutive games in double figures, Dinkins III matched his longest stretch of the 2024-25 campaign, and he enters Sunday's game at Fordham having scored 10 or more points in nine of his last 11 games while also owning a team-high 12 double-figure scoring efforts. Dinkins III ranks ninth in the Atlantic 10 this year in three-point field goals made per game (2.26) while sitting 22nd in three-point field goal percentage at 37.7 percent (43-for-114).
 
Windex – A key to any good team is the ability to crash the boards. Duquesne, which is 3-0 this season when grabbing at least 40 rebounds in a game, has been fantastic on the offensive glass this season, finishing with at least 10 offensive boards in 13 of its 19 games in 2024-25, including a season-high 20 in an 80-66 win over Delaware (Dec. 6) and again vs. Maine (Dec. 11) in back-to-back games. The season high for the Dukes in offensive rebounds against an Atlantic 10 foe came in a 73-65 triumph at George Washington (Jan. 15) when Duquesne held a 16-15 edge in the category. The Dukes enter Sunday's game at Fordham ranked fourth in the A-10 in offensive rebounds per game (11.8), while sitting in fifth is the Rams, who grab an average of 11.5 rebounds on the offensive glass. Duquesne also ranks fifth in the conference in rebounding defense, yielding an average of 33.3 boards per contest, an area that sees Fordham rank 14th (37.1).
 
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